How To Install perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7.
What is perl-SOCKS
This is a SOCKS client module that can communicate with SOCKS v4 and v5 servers. It currently allows you to make outgoing and incoming TCP connections. UDP is not yet supported and is first on the TODO list. Included in this distribution is a sample program called “example” to show you how to use this module. Net “perldoc Net
We can use yum or dnf to install perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-SOCKS.
Install perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install perl-SOCKS using yum by running the following command:
Install perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install perl-SOCKS using dnf by running the following command:
How To Uninstall perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the perl-SOCKS package we can use the following command:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-SOCKS on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.